| 单词 | luminousness |
| 例句 | Gunn remains interested only in pursing what Sontag calls “the luminousness of the thing in itself.” Music to Forget Yourself With 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Cleaned and its original luminousness restored, this austere image, a trompe l’oeil “tour de force,” the blood seeming to trickle from Christ’s feet down to the edge of the picture, is vibrant with reformist zeal. Review: Bronzino Emerges From Limbo 2010-11-16T08:30:00Z “The People are ungrammatical, untidy, and their sins gaunt and ill-bred,” Whitman acknowledged, but not without the faith that the “miracle” of original identity, the “luminousness of real vision,” is within everyone’s grasp. Walt Whitman saw Donald Trump coming: “Genuine belief seems to have left us. The underlying principles of the States are not honestly believed in” 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Hand-held shadow puppets loom large against bedsheets, and flashlights and illuminated bottles become emblems of otherworldly luminousness. ‘The Old Man and the Old Moon,’ From PigPen Theater 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Neymar had proved his luminousness yet again – discounting Portugal, perhaps no other country relies as heavily on its star – and even Fred, onside or not, was about to postpone a doubt or two. World Cup 2014 talking points: Brazil say adiós Spain, hello Fernandinho 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z The day lingered though—in an exquisite luminousness. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z Then suddenly a strange luminousness about her simply forced her to open her eyes. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z They have a ghostly, almost phosphorescent luminousness in the shadow of the valley, by the stream of water. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Heat lightning glowed in the west with the luminousness so marked in that region. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z Only the firm lines about her mouth betrayed her, and perhaps a certain moist luminousness of eye. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z The sky had that soft luminousness which may often be observed near midnight at this season, and the “large few stars” beamed mildly down. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z The sun fell in mottled luminousness across its face of tempered gray and from the orchard where the lush grass grew knee-high came the cheery whistle of a Bob-white. The Law of Hemlock Mountain He lay awake thinking of June in the luminousness of a night-light shielded from his direct vision by a basin. Sinister Street, vol. 1 On the steep road that ran up towards Crickabella, the fog lifted from her immediate neighborhood, and she could see the washed-out sky and silver sun with vapors curling across the strange luminousness. Carnival But such was the luminousness it acquired that one ray, piercing the mediæval night, created the Renaissance, art’s rebirth, the recall of antique beauty. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern She would have heard the last about that fine, delicate quality—about sweetness and luminousness! Fidelity A Novel Its gentle luminousness fell over the expanse of water and showed the launch clearly as it voyaged toward the unknown.... When the Cock Crows The Memorie inutile in which Gozzi has depicted himself with such lifelike realism are sincere and vivacious, and rival Diderot and Rousseau for directness, luminousness and interest. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. From out the deepest shades of the dark thicket which lay before the children, a wonderful luminousness began to shine, playing like moonlight over the leaves, which trembled in ecstasy. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. That, however, is apocryphal, and if, regarding the other genealogy, exegesis has since obscured the luminousness of the method adapted by the Church, the latter's intention was none the less irreproachable, and that alone imports. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal As I gaze I gradually become conscious of a faint luminousness in the eastern sky. Under the Maples I believe the early skies of Raffaelle owe their luminousness more to their untraceable and subtile gradation than to inherent quality of hue. Modern Painters Volume II (of V) These lights might be very tiny arc-lights, for each one vibrates in the intensity of its luminousness. Round the Wonderful World For a moment, with the full luminousness of the Tuscan sky once more in his eyes, and the guttural strength of the Tuscan language once more in his ears, Alfieri seems to have been delighted. The Countess of Albany Save in the lushness of early summer, Tuscany is, on the whole, pale; a country where the loveliness of colour is that of its luminousness, and where light is paramount. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life If he can secure any suggestion of the subtilty and luminousness,—if he can! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 The air may be full of luminousness, but as yet it has found no point on which to kindle and from which to irradiate. John the Baptist The crocuses were in bloom, the poplar trees hanging out millions of emerald pendants, and the sky showed that exquisite, tender luminousness that only the northern sky knows when the sun travels towards the north. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] These are windows out of which shine a vivid green luminousness, which appears to fill the interior of the chest. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Its colours were feeble; but, contrasted with the black ground against which it rested, its luminousness was extraordinary. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 A delicate play of light and shadow made them vital, as the grey of the lagoons is vital, when there are clouds before the sun, and a strange, mystic luminousness traverses their tranquil spaces. A Venetian June She seemed to see a fairness, a luminousness in the northern soul, something free, touched with divinity such as "these people here" lacked entirely. The Lost Girl More than ever her whiteness shone in the gloom with the luminousness of a pearl. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa It was wafted to them through the window that Elsa and Lohengrin threw wide open on a night vibrating with sound and luminousness: "Come let us breathe the intoxicating perfumes." Artists' Wives It is this felicity and luminousness that gives to the art of the Greeks a peculiar appeal to the intelligence. The Moral Economy Granted whatever you choose to ask, concerning its material, or its aspect, its loftiness and luminousness,—how of its limitation? The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century Two Lectures delivered at the London Institution February 4th and 11th, 1884 And his face had a dark luminousness, like a dark transparence which was shut and has now expanded. The Lost Girl Happily, we have chosen the right medium: the luminousness is destroyed, but the opaqueness remains visible. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Then, as the day descended into evening, the autumn trees assumed that wonderful effect of luminousness self-evolved, 67 and the red brick walls that crimson afterglow, which Tuscan twilight takes from singular transparency of atmosphere. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series Fortunately there were clouds to the west, already obscuring that half of the sky, but to the east nothing was visible against the faint luminousness of the sky-line. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier Her dominant aspect, of clear luminousness, was somehow dimmed and mystified, with all other lights, in this blurred afternoon. The Lee Shore Her copper eyes had taken on a luminousness that was visible in the dark. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt The only thing that kindles a mild phosphorescence, a dim luminousness as of a bedside match-tray in the dark, in their eyes is when they hear of somebody's what they call conspicuous moderation. The Altar Steps We could see the varying radiations, and came upon rayless sections, which from admixture of impurities or imperfect chemical perfection, were deprived of all luminousness. The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars The pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly line—but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. Short-Stories With this Dora sat down, and left the bit of moon to shed what luminousness it could over the landscape. The Girl at Cobhurst And its blueness, even in the vial, held an intensity of luminousness. The Moon Pool The interest that he must necessarily take in the scenes in which he once had an engrossing concern, will supply peculiar luminousness to his views. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author Immediate luminousness, in short, philosophical reasonableness, and moral helpfulness are the only available criteria. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature The two white gates were distinct, and the white balls on the pillars, and the puddles and damp ruts left by the recent rain, had a cold, corpse-eyed luminousness. The Woodlanders A morning mist hung over it now — a fulsome yet magnificent silvery veil, full of light from the sun, yet semi-opaque — the hedge behind it being in some measure hidden by its hazy luminousness. Far from the Madding Crowd Lucetta had a heightened luminousness in her eye over and above the advanced colour of her cheeks. The Mayor of Casterbridge A morning mist hung over it now—a fulsome yet magnificent silvery veil, full of light from the sun, yet semi-opaque—the hedge behind it being in some measure hidden by its hazy luminousness. Far from the Madding Crowd That which I saw in Aaron's face was a something transitory, a nebulous luminousness of an existence that I had not known, had not imagined, having never before received intimation of it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 But the face of the Giuseppino is like a pale luminousness, a sort of gleam among all the ruddy glow, his body is evanescent, like a shadow. Twilight in Italy Many trees whispered thickly over the chaos of earth; to the left, in an increasing dove-colored luminousness, a field of growing maize bristled like the chin of an unshaven Titan. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages Not that there was any special brilliancy either—nothing near as sharp as I have seen of keen winter nights, but a curious general luminousness throughout to sight, sense, and soul. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy The sun was no longer visible, but the air was filled with a delicious luminousness, which bathed the eyes as if it had been an ethereal liquid. A Columbus of Space There was a luminousness in it—a calm but piercing character, which seemed to partake more of the nature of spirit than of humanity. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey The luminousness gone from her face, there were cruel revelations. Lifted Masks; stories Everywhere, in fact, the texts attribute supreme luminousness to Brahman only. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 Suddenly his eyes opened wide in the luminousness of a happy discovery; his lips turned a smile of supreme satisfaction, and his face seemed to be giving back the light of the sun. Over the Pass All the Wares had a very peculiar luminousness of the eye; it was so marked a family trait that it had passed into almost proverbial mention, in connection with the distinguished beauty of the family. Saxe Holm's Stories They showed us their colleges, in one of which there is a library that, for luminousness and elegance, may vie, at least, with the new edifice at Streatham. Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes Silence fell, and then a deep bass voice said, "I am coming, Amadeo!" and out of the middle of the table appeared a faint luminousness. Queen Lucia Specially he noted the long eyelashes that made a softening twilight round the low horizon-like luminousness of her eyes. Warlock o' Glenwarlock The calm light of thought played over features clear cut as a statue's, and an inner luminousness shone through the rose of his face and his silver hair. AE in the Irish Theosophist To Bethlehem, where went the woman whose blue robe was bordered with a glow of fair luminousness and whose face, like an uplifted lily, softly shone. The Little Hunchback Zia An excess of luminousness seems to be continually radiated from the objects at which he looks; and in this radiation of many-coloured lights, the outline itself is apt to be a little misty. Percy Bysshe Shelley But the strange brightness of her presence, a marvellous radiance of intrinsic vitality, was a luminousness of supreme repudiation, nothing but repudiation. Women in Love The sky had that soft luminousness which may often be observed near midnight at this season, and the "large few stars" beamed mildly down. Wake-Robin Look, for instance, at those pieces of darkness in the Milky Way,’ he went on, pointing with his finger to where the galaxy stretched across over their heads with the luminousness of a frosted web. Two on a Tower At times there were those who spoke under their breath to one another of some wonder of light in them, some strange luminousness which was not earthly. The Little Hunchback Zia As a matter of course, when any light was made the luminousness of the robe was drowned, and she appeared in simply a white costume. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life She was beautiful as a new marvellous flower opened at his knees, a paradisal flower she was, beyond womanhood, such a flower of luminousness. Women in Love Hither, hither, if you will, Drink instruction, or instil, Run the woods like vernal sap, Crying, hail to luminousness! Poems — Volume 2 |
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